State-owned aerospace major Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly produce the SJ-100 civil commuter aircraft in India.

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The announcement comes ahead of President Vladimir Putin’s scheduled visit to India in December, underscoring that ties between Moscow and New Delhi remain strong despite growing pressure from the White House.

'Collaboration built on mutual trust'

"This collaboration between HAL and UAC is the result of mutual trust between the organisations. This will also be the first instance wherein a complete passenger aircraft will be produced in India. The last such project was HAL’s production of the A

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